Wall construction



Y' K. TOROSIAN.

WALL CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION man JUNE 12. 19| 9 1,349,793. Patented Aug. 17, 1920.

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K. TOROSIAN.

WALLfCONSTRUCTION.

APPLxcATfoN FILED 1uNE12. |919.

1,349,793. Patented Aug. 17, 1920.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

KERKOR TROSIAN, 0F MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

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lle it known that l, Kennen TonosniN, a citiaenV ol' the United States, residing at Manchester, in the county ott Hillsborough and State or New Hampshire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vitali Constructions; and I do declare the -following' to be a full, clear, and exact description oit the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to wall constructions, and more specifically to an improved brick wall construction.

(lne object oit this invention is to provide an improved wall construction which facilitates the operation oi? buildingT brick walls, so as to eilect a great saving in the time required for building a wall of predetermined dimensions, thereby cil'ecting a great saving in the cost of such wall.

A further object is to provide an irnpreved brick wall construction of this character which effects a very considerable saving of mortar.

A. further object is to provide an improved wall. construction of this character in which each course ot bricks is a tiecourse, and in which the exposed surface or each outer brick between the corners of the wall is equivalent in shape and area to that oit' cach similarly located brick.

A .'I'urther object is to provide an improved wall structure of this character which is exceedingly strong, rigid and durable, and which withstands and resists the vibrations which are caused by the travel of heavy vehicles over cobbled streets or other uneven surfaces, and which will withstand the strain i consequent to high winds, earthquakes, etc.

Other objects and. advantages may become apparent to persons who read the following details ot des` ription in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l is a perspective view illustrating portions ot tivo meeting walls of different thicknesses.

Fig. 2 is a sectional View, the section being taken substantially along the line 2 2 of Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a perspective 4view somewhat similar to Fig. l, but the thicker one of the two walls in Fig. 3 being less thick than the thicker wall shown in Fig. l.

Fig. 4 is a Sectional View, the section Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Alle'. 17, 1920.

1919. serial No. 303,566.

being taken substantially along line LlH-Ll; or' Fig. 3.

Fig. is a perspective view stunewhat similar to Figs. l and 3, but showing a partition wall built entirely ot square bricks, this partition being narrower than the main Wall.

Fig. (5 is a sectional view, the section being taken substantially along the line 6G oi Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 a perspective View of two of the bricks used.

Referring to these (.lrawings in detail, in which `similaireference characters correspond with 'similar parts" throughout the seve 'al views,-

A. main or outer wall 7 and branch walls 8, 9 and i() are shown in F 1, 3 and respectively, and it will be seen that the bricks of the branch wall are interlapped with those oit the .main wall in each instance. lt will also be seen that the walls 7, 8 and 9 are composed otsquarebricks 11 and haii'- square bricks l2, that is, bricks il whose horizontal surfaces are square, and bricks 12 each of whose horizontal surfaces are equal in area and shape to the horizontal surfaces of one-haltI of one et the square bricks if divided in a plane passing ver tically through the center and parallel with two opposite edges of one of the horizontal surfaces. In other words, ii. each brick 12 is 2 x 4 X 8 (or the size of an ordinary brick), the square brick will be 2 X 8 X 8. Therefore, in referring to these two sizes and shapes of bricks hereinafter, the terms square and halisquare will be used. In constructing a wall of these bricks, the number and arrangement ot the square and halfsquare bricks, in the courses, is proportional to the thickness ol the wall desired. For instance, in the wall 7, each course consists of one square brick and one halisqilare brick; in the wall 9, it will beseen that one course consists oi one square brick and two half-square bricks, and the adjacent courses (above and below) each consists of two square bricks; and in the wall 8, each course consists of two square bricks and one halfsquare brick.

By a careful observation of the Walls, 7, 8 and 9, it will be seen that each course (com sisting of all the bricks in the same horizontal plane) is a tie-course. In this connection, an Aznportaan: distinction is pointed out between this wall construction and that of ordinary brick walls, it being well known that where the ordinary 2 X et X 8 vbricks are used, each course is not a tie-course, that is, the longitudinal joints of each course are not bridged by the bricks of the course superposed thereon eXcept at intervals of every live to ten courses, and the tie-course consists of 2 X 4l X S bricks which are turned with their 2 X 4 ends outward, so that these bricks expose a 2 X 4 area, whereas each of the bricks between'the tie-courses exposes a 2 X 8 area. By employing square bricks in connection with the half-square bricks, each and every course niav be a tie-course, as is clearly shown in the walls 7, 8 and 9. This not only provides a wall of great strength, rigidity and durability, but avoids the unsightly appearance presented by the tiecourses, thereby combining ornamentality with excessive utility.

By combining the square and half-square bricks in the manner described and illustrated, the branch walls are interlocked with the mainv wall 7, this interlocking being consequent to the interlapped relation of the square bricks at the junction of the two walls.

By employingthe square and half-square bricks in combination, as described, the necessity for dividing bricks is entirely eliminated in an ordinary wall structure,

'and it will be seen that partition walls of eight inches orrmultiples of four inches may be much more quickly and easily built with bricks of this character than with the ordinary halii-square bricks alone.

Although I have mentioned bricks 2 X -1 X S and X o X S for the sake of: convenience in describing` the invention, it is not intended. to limit the invention to these exact dimensions, but changes may be made within the scope of the inventive id as implied and claimed herein.

lVhat I claim as my invention is:`

l. A brick wall in which every course forms a tie course, each course being formed of relativelv small oblong bricks and relatively large square bricks, the oblong bricks extending longitudinally of the wall and the oblong bricks of one course being positionec between the square bricks ol courses above and below the said course.

2. brick wall in which every course a tie-course and in which each outer brick between the corners of the wall exposes a suriaee equivalent in shape and area to that eXposed by the similarly located bricks, substantially as specified.

3. A brick wall in which every course is a tie-course and in which each outer brick between the corners of the wall exposes a surface equivalent in shape and area to that exposed by the similarly located bricks, aud a partition wall formed oi" bricks which are interlapped with the bricks ol! said wall, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand. Y

KERKOR TOROSTAN.

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